JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's tennis team wraps up its home stretch as it takes on Houston tomorrow and concludes against USF on Sunday.
                                                                
QUICK HITS

• The Ospreys picked up two victories against James Madison and Savannah State last week.
• UNF took down the previously undefeated James Madison 5-2 and shut out Savannah State 4-0.
• Rafaela Gomez and Luise Intert played in the No. 1 spot for doubles action and grabbed two wins against both teams. The duo is now 9-2.
• For clinching the match against the Dukes, Intert won the ASUN Player of the Week honor. It is the third time this year that an Osprey has won the award - more than any other ASUN squad.
• Gomez picked up a win in singles at the No. 1 spot against the Dukes and continues spring play with a 6-4 mark.  
• Freshman Florencia Rossi is now 8-2 in dual singles competition after a two set win against James Madison and a shutout performance against Savannah State.  

MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (10-4) vs Houston (14-1)
WHEN: March 15 – 12 p.m.
WHERE: UNF Tennis Complex
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: The Ospreys last faced the Cougars in the 2013 season and won 4-3.
 
OPPONENT NOTES
Houston

• The Cougars are coming off two victories against Louisiana and UT Rio Grande Valley earlier this week and improved their record to 14-1.
• Senior Sveva Mazzari is currently undefeated in singles action with 14 wins.  
• Sophomore Tsveta Dimitrova earned the 2017 American Athletic Conference Co-Freshman of the Year after grabbing a team-high of 10 wins and victories against ranked opponents. Dimitrova is 12-2 in dual singles competition this season.
• Mazzari and Dimitrova pair up in doubles play and are No. 65 in the ITA rankings with a 9-2 dual match mark.

 
MATCH DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (10-4) vs USF (5-7)
WHEN: March 18 – 12 p.m.  
THE SERIES: USF leads 7-1
LAST MEETING: UNF last met USF in the 2017 season and lost 4-3.
 
OPPONENT NOTES
USF

• The Bulls added to their four-game winning streak after defeating UTEP on Monday and will face Cincinnati and Houston before the match against the Ospreys on Sunday.
• USF ended the 2017 season as the American Athletic Conference Champions and competed in its 13th NCAA tournament.
• Coach Cristina Moro was named Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to their second conference championship title.   
• Junior Nicole Dzenga earned the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after her championship performance. Dzenga is 7-3 in singles play this season.
• Dzenga teams up with junior Vanja Klaric in doubles play and compete primarily in the No. 2 position with a 6-6 mark on the season.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida begins conference play on the road as it competes against Stetson on Saturday, March 24 at 11 a.m.